This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Arts & Entertainment

Literally Waltham: October 2020

Free and lower cost activities relating to literature and the arts in the Waltham area.

(Jessica Lucci)

This month I have included a variety of virtual and IRL events to fit everyone's comfort levels. From online spooky stories to virtual BINGO with the Waltham Arts Council, this month celebrates all things pertaining to the autumnal month of October. Enjoy, and Happy Halloween!

1 Thursday: 7PM-7:15 PM Indulge in a live virtual grown up story time appropriate for ages 13+ "Cheaper by the Dozen," brought to you by a grant from the Waltham Cultural Council and the Mass Cultural Council

2 Friday: Read a frightful selection from "Lucci's List: October 2020."

Find out what's happening in Walthamfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

3 Saturday: 4th Annual Homemade for the Holidays at Gore Place

4 Sunday: 11AM Central Square Dumpling Festival

Find out what's happening in Walthamfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

5 Monday: 10AM Thirteen Days of Halloween through 10/13 live streaming at the Art Sherpa

6 Tuesday: Virtual Screening of "Rigged"

7 Wednesday: 8PM Bearly Dead livestream from the Regent Theatre

8 Thursday: 6PM David Michaels online presented by American Ancestors and New England History

9 Friday: Storywalk on the Waltham Public Library front lawn

10 Saturday: 2PM Fresh Pond Wildlife Documentation Walk

11 Sunday: National Coming Out Day

12 Monday: Indigenous People's Day Teach-In via Brandeis online

13 Tuesday: through November 1, 6PM Drive through Jack O'Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams Zoo and Carousel Village

14 Wednesday: 7PM online "The First American Jewish Woman Novelist" presented by American Ancestors and New England History

15 Thursday: 7PM online Arc Isis Presents iTMRW Behind the Scenes

16 Friday: Frightful Fridays at Gore Place

17 Saturday: through the 18th, COGS Steampunk virtual expo

18 Sunday: 12 PM ELS Game Day Virtual Games from the Ladies of Comicazi

19 Monday: 7PM New England Legends presented virtually by Fitchburg Public Library

20 Tuesday: online event presented by American Ancestors and New England History, "Kant's Little Prussian Head & Other Reasons Why I Write" with Claire Messud

21 Thursday: Zoomba with Dawn online 6PM

22 Friday: 7PM Belmont Books presents Lynda Cohen Loigman and "The Wartime Sisters"

23 Saturday:6PM Franklin Park Zoo at Boston Lights livestream online

25 Sunday: The Haunting of Gray Manor, 1950 Mass Ave, Cambridge

26 Monday: 4PM Jewish Perspective on world Politics presented by Harvard Center for Jewish Studies via Zoom

27 Tuesday: 7PM Women in Horror Panel

28 Wednesday: The Parking Lot Social Boston

29 Thursday: Waltham Arts Council BINGO with a Kick!

30 Friday: Wicked Virtual Film Fest

31 Saturday: Happy Halloween!

Patch Mayors are trusted local users who help moderate the Patch platform by promoting good local stories and flagging unwanted content. To learn more, click here.

More from Waltham